End label for cloth bolts



Fam 22 1924. 1,481,293

J. W. LITTLE, JR

END LABEL FOR LoTH BoLTs Filed Feb. 23. 1923 .tm .M o @@.mwm G..

Patented dan.. 22, 1924.

Mamas JOHN W. LITTLE, JR., OF PAWIUCKET, RHODE ISLAND.

END LABEL FOR CLOTH BOLTS.

Application filed February 23, 1923.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it kno-wn that I, JOHN W. LITTLE, J r.,

a citizen of the United States, residing at 28 Greene Street, Pawtucket, in the county of C' Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in End ALabels for Cloth Bolts, of which' the following is a Specification.

My invention relates to improvements in l" end labels for cloth bolts, and the purpose of my invent-ion is to provide a. foldable label which can be readily attached to a bolt of cloth in such a manner as to display at the end of said cloth bolt a tab or label 1f" for printed matter and having a tongue capable of insertion between the folds of cloth in the bolt. Another purpose of my invention is to provide a labelcapable of 'being attached to the tongue as aforesaid, 3 but which may be folded almost perfectly Hat so as to admit of being packed and shipped in a compact carton or package.

My invention is disclosed in the accom panying drawings in which Figure 1 represents a plan view of a portion of a bolt of cloth with the tongue of my label inserted therein.

Figure 2, an end view of said bolt showing the display tab of my label.

Figure 3, a cross-section of said tab and a portion of the tongue with the member connecting the two.

Figure 4, a like sectional view showing the tab folded in approximately the same plane with the tongue.

The same parts are referred to by the same letters throughout the various views.

In Figure l, A is a plan view of a portion of a bolt of cloth which is rolled in the usual manner as bolts are taken from the folding machine or doubler. B, represented by the dotted lines in Figure l, is the tongue of my label which can be inserted readily between the folds of cloth in the bolt A. C, represents the display tab, which in Figure l is shown in a plane at right angles to the end of the bolt A; while D is a strip of flexible cloth or tough paper attached to B and C in suoli a manner as to permit the tab C to bend easily at various angles with the tongue B.

In Figure 2, the end of the bolt of cloth is seen at A and the flexible connecting member is 4shown by the dotted lines D. B

Serial No. 620,691.

in Figure 2 is an end view of the tongue, while C' is the display tab.

In the sectional views shown in Figures 3 and 4 the operation of my invention is more clearly seen. In Figure 3 the tongue B is shown at right `angles to the display tab C, the two being connected by the flexible member D. This is the position in which the label is used ordinarily on the bolt of cloth, the tongue B being inserted in the 'bolt as above described.

The full lines in Figure 4. show how my label may be packed for shipment. By reason of the iexi'bility of the member D, the tab C and the tongue B are brought into approximately the same plane so that a very large number of my labels can be shipped in very compact space without danger of injury.

The tab C may be any size, even large enough t0 cover the entire end of the bolt.

Another advantage of my label is that when in shops or stores bolts of silk or other fabric are placed in an upright position, my label can be inserted, as above described, and the tab portion C fixed in the same plane with B so that any printing on C will be readily seen.

Also, when there is a slight irregularity in the folding of the bolt, as often occurs, the tab C will serve to conceal such irregularity and improve the appearance of the bolt.

Having now described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A tag for bolts of cloth comprising a tongue capable of being inserted between the folds of the bolt, a tag for printed matter, and a iexible member united to one transverse edge of said tongue and to the rear face of said tab extending transversely thereof intermediate the upper and lower edges of the same for allowing the tab to be held in a position at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the bolt or in a position projecting longitudinally therefrom.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. LITTLE, JR. Witnesses:

EDITH M. BROMLEY, Rosoon M. DEXTER. 

